Fixing device for breathing tube

ABSTRACT

A fixing device is applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and the fixing device contains: an adjustable collar, a connector, and a fixer. The adjustable collar surrounds a limb of the patient, and the adjustable collar includes a first part and a second part opposite to the first part. The connector connects with the adjustable collar, wherein the first part and the second part of the adjustable collar respectively insert through the connector. The fixer includes a base mounted on the connector and includes two arms extending outwardly from the base so that the free segment of the breathing tube is clamped by the two arms.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a fixing device, and the fixing devicebeing applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segmentlocated outside a patient.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A conventional breathing tube is a tracheal tube or a tracheostomy tubeconfigured to help the patient to breathe well.

However, when the patient turns on the bed or gets up from the bed, thebreathing tube drops to the ground easily.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate theafore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a fixingdevice which is applied to securely fix a breathing tube which includesa free segment located outside a patient.

To obtain the above objective, a fixing device provided by a firstembodiment of the present invention contains: an adjustable collar, aconnector, and a fixer.

The adjustable collar surrounds a limb of the patient, and theadjustable collar includes a first part and a second part opposite tothe first part.

The connector connects with the adjustable collar, wherein the firstpart and the second part of the adjustable collar respectively insertthrough the connector.

The fixer includes a base mounted on the connector and includes two armsextending outwardly from the base so that the free segment of thebreathing tube is clamped by the two arms.

In a second embodiment, a fixing device is applied to fix a breathingtube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and thefixing device contains: an adjustable collar, a base, a connector, and afixer.

The base has the fixer fixed on a front end of the base, the connectorarranged on a top of the base, and an orifice defined on the base,wherein the base is integrally injection molded with the connector.

The connector includes a first through hole and a second through holewhich are defined on a top of the connector.

The first part has a first loop portion arranged on an outer end of thefirst part, and the first part has a first hook portion located adjacentto and corresponding to the first loop portion, the second part has asecond loop portion arranged on an outer end of the second part, and thesecond part has a second hook portion located adjacent to andcorresponding to the second loop portion.

The base has two apertures configured to accommodate the fixer, thefixer includes two arms formed thereon, each of the two arms has aclamping section, a guide section connecting with the clamping sectionand located on a front end of each arm, a force section arranged on arear end of each arm, two protrusions fixed on a top and a bottom of theforce segment respectively, a post arranged on a rear end of the forcesegment, and a return spring fitted on the post.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a fixing device fora breathing tube according to a first embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a partof the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the firstembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is another perspective view showing the exploded components of apart of the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the firstembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a part of thefixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the operation of a part of thefixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the application of the fixingdevice for the breathing tube according to the first embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 7 is a side plan view showing the assembly of a fixing device for abreathing tube according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1-6, a fixing device 1 according to a firstembodiment of the present invention is applied to fix a breathing tube100 which includes a free segment 101 located outside a patient, and thefixing device 1 comprises: an adjustable collar 11 surrounding a limb ofthe patient, a connector 12, and a fixer 13.

The adjustable collar 11 includes a first part 111 and a second part 112opposite to the first part 112, and the adjustable collar 11 adjustablysurrounds a neck of the patient, wherein the adjustable collar 11 ismade of flexible material having air permeability.

The connector 12 includes a first through hole 121 and a second throughhole 122 (as shown in FIG. 2), and the first part 111 and the secondpart 112 of the adjustable collar 11 respectively insert through thefirst through hole 121 and the second through hole 122 so as to connectwith the connector 12. The first part 111 has a first loop portion 113arranged on an outer end thereof and has a first hook portion 115located adjacent to and corresponding to the first loop portion 113, andthe second part 112 has a second loop portion 114 arranged on an outerend thereof and has a second hook portion 116 located adjacent to andcorresponding to the second loop portion 114, such that the first loopportion 113 inserts through the first through hole 121 and bents tofasten with the first hook portion 115, and the second loop portion 114inserts through the second through hole 122 and bents to fasten with thesecond hook portion 116. Thereby, the adjustable collar 11 is adjustablyfitted on the neck of the patient. Each of the first loop portion 113and the second loop portion 114 is a loop of a hook and loop fastener,and each of the first hook portion 115 and the second hook portion 116is a hook of the hook and loop fastener.

The connector 12 also includes a body 123, a first retainer 124, and asecond retainer 125 (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), wherein the firstretainer 124 and the second retainer 125 engage with or disengage fromthe body 123, the first through hole 121 is defined in a distal end ofthe first retainer 124, and the second through hole 122 is defined in adistal end of the second retainer 125, such that the first part 111 andthe second part 112 of the adjustable collar 11 connect with or removefrom the connector 12 by way of the first retainer 124 and the secondretainer 125 so that the adjustable collar 11 surrounds the neck of thepatient quickly.

The body 123 has a locking groove 123 formed in a top thereof (asillustrated in FIG. 3) so that the first retainer 124 and the secondretainer 125 lock in the locking groove 126. The body 123 has two pressportions 127 arranged on two sides thereof individually, such that thetwo press portions 127 are pressed to force the first retainer 124 andthe second retainer 125 to remove from the body 123 quickly.Alternatively, the first retainer 124 and the second retainer 125 lockin the locking groove 126 by using a bolt and an orifice.

The fixer 13 includes a base 131 mounted on the connector 12 andincludes two arms 132 extending outwardly from the base 131 so that thefree segment 101 of the breathing tube 100 is clamped by the two arms132 securely. Each of the two arms 132 is flexible and has a clampingsection 1321 and a guide section 1322 connecting with the clampingsection 1321. The guide section 1322 is an arcuate face configured toguide the free segment 101 of the breathing tube 100 to move into aclamp portion between the two arms 132. Two clamping sections 1321 ofthe two arms 132 are arcuate and flexibly clamp the free segment 101 ofthe breathing tube 100. In one embodiment, the base 131 and the body 123of the connector 12 are one-piece formed. In another embodiment, thebase 131 is rotatably connected with the body 123 of the connector 12(as shown in FIG. 5), hence the two arms 132 rotatably clamp thebreathing tube 100 at a desired angle.

Referring further to FIG. 6, the adjustable collar 11 of the fixingdevice 1 surrounds the neck of the patient, and the fixer 13 of thefixing device 1 is located between the neck and a chest of the patientso that the free segment 101 of the breathing tube 100 is fixed by thefixer 13 to locate between the neck and the chest of the patientsecurely.

With reference to FIGS. 1-7, a fixing device 1 according to a secondembodiment of the present invention comprises: an adjustable collar 11,a base 131, a connector 12, and a fixer 13. The base 131 has the fixer13 fixed on a front end thereof, the connector 12 arranged on a top ofthe base 131, and an orifice 135 defined on the base 131, wherein thebase 131 is integrally injection molded with the connector 12 so as toeliminate the body 123, the first retainer 124, the second retainer 125,the locking groove 126, and the two press portions 127 of the firstembodiment.

The connector 12 includes a first through hole 121 and a second throughhole 122 which are defined on a top of the connector 12.

The first part 111 has a first loop portion 113 arranged on an outer endthereof and has a first hook portion 115 located adjacent to andcorresponding to the first loop portion 113, and the second part 112 hasa second loop portion 114 arranged on an outer end thereof and has asecond hook portion 116 located adjacent to and corresponding to thesecond loop portion 114.

The base 131 has two apertures 133, 134 configured to accommodate thefixer 13. The fixer 13 includes two arms 132 formed thereon, each of thetwo arms 132 has a clamping section 1321, a guide section 1322connecting with the clamping section 1321 and located on a front end ofeach arm 132, a force section 1323 arranged on a rear end of each arm132, two protrusions 1324 fixed on a top and a bottom of the forcesegment 1323 respectively, a post 1325 arranged on a rear end of theforce segment 1323, and a return spring 1326 fitted on the post 1325,such that the two protrusions 1324 are accommodated in the orifice 135,and the return spring 1326 is fitted on the post 1325 so that each arm132 clamps the breathing tube 100 firmly.

While the first embodiments of the invention have been set forth for thepurpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of theinvention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to thoseskilled in the art. The scope of the claims should not be limited by thefirst embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given thebroadest interpretation consistent with the description as a whole.

What is claimed is:
 1. A fixing device being applied to fix a breathingtube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and thefixing device comprising: an adjustable collar including a first partand a second part opposite to the first part; a connector connectingwith the adjustable collar, wherein the first part and the second partof the adjustable collar respectively insert through the connector; anda fixer including a base mounted on the connector, and the fixerincluding two arms extending outwardly from the base so that the freesegment of the breathing tube is clamped by the two arms.
 2. The fixingdevice as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjustable collar surrounds alimb of the patient.
 3. The fixing device as claimed in claim 2, whereinthe adjustable collar adjustably surrounds a neck of the patient, andthe adjustable collar is made of flexible material having airpermeability.
 4. The fixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein theconnector includes a first through hole and a second through hole, andthe first part and the second part of the adjustable collar respectivelyinsert through the first through hole and the second through hole of theconnector.
 5. The fixing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the firstpart has a first loop portion arranged on an outer end thereof and has afirst hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the firstloop portion, and the second part has a second loop portion arranged onan outer end thereof and has a second hook portion located adjacent toand corresponding to the second loop portion, such that the first loopportion inserts through the first through hole and bents to fasten withthe first hook portion, and the second loop portion inserts through thesecond through hole and bents to fasten with the second hook portion. 6.The fixing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connector includesa body, a first retainer, and a second retainer, the first through holeis defined in a distal end of the first retainer, and the second throughhole is defined in a distal end of the second retainer, such that thefirst part and the second part of the adjustable collar connect with orremove from the connector by way of the first retainer and the secondretainer.
 7. The fixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the baseis rotatably connected with the connector.
 8. The fixing device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein each of the two arms is flexible and has aclamping section and a guide section connecting with the clampingsection, the guide section is configured to guide the free segment ofthe breathing tube to move into a clamp portion between the two arms,and each arm flexibly clamps the free segment of the breathing tube. 9.A fixing device being applied to fix a breathing tube which includes afree segment located outside a patient, and the fixing devicecomprising: an adjustable collar, a base, a connector, and a fixer; thebase having the fixer fixed on a front end of the base, the connectorarranged on a top of the base, and an orifice defined on the base,wherein the base is integrally injection molded with the connector; theconnector including a first through hole and a second through hole whichare defined on a top of the connector; the first part having a firstloop portion arranged on an outer end of the first part, and the firstpart having a first hook portion located adjacent to and correspondingto the first loop portion, the second part having a second loop portionarranged on an outer end of the second part, and the second part havinga second hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to thesecond loop portion; wherein the base has two apertures configured toaccommodate the fixer, the fixer includes two arms formed thereon, eachof the two arms has a clamping section, a guide section connecting withthe clamping section and located on a front end of each arm, a forcesection arranged on a rear end of each arm, two protrusions fixed on atop and a bottom of the force segment respectively, a post arranged on arear end of the force segment, and a return spring fitted on the post.